The passenger throughput of the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport surpassed 5.44 millionin the first quarter (Q1) of this year, surging by 64.9 percent from the same period last year, said the airport sources.

During?the?same?period, the flights handled in the airport rose 38.7 percent year?on?year to hit 45,705.

The numbers offlights and passengertrips expanded by 90.9 percent and 81.0 percent, respectively, from thepre-pandemic levels in 2019.

In 2023, the airport is scheduled to resume operations of 27 international and regional air routes and increase the number of domestic air routes to 203, outnumbering that of 2019.?(en.hubei.gov.cn?by?Ruan?Xinqi)